Where does “lejen” come from?

lejen (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian lej, from Romanian lei, from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

Ancestry of “lejen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianlejleu
2Romanianleiplural of leu
3Romanianleulion; leu
4Latinleō
5Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
6Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage
Every word from Ancient Greek λέων